Manufacture of glass articles.



' G. C. STUTZ.

MANUFACTURE OF GLASS ARTICLES.

APPLICATION FILED FEES, 1912.

Patented Sept. 3,1912.

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MANUFACTURE 0F GLASS ARTICLES.

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MANUFACTURE OF GLASS ARTICLES.

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C. U. STUTZ.

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APPLIOATION FILEI D FEB.8,1912.

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APPLICATION FILED IEKB; 1912.

Patented Sept. 3, 1912.

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UNIED STATES PTENT CHARLES C. STUTZ, F NORWOOD; OHIQ.

Specification of Letters Patent.

MANUFACTURE or (mass narrows.

Patented Sept. 3,

' Application filed February 8, 1912." Serial No. 676,465.

To all whom it may concern:

,Be it known that 1, CHARLES C. S'ru'rz, residing at Norwood, in thecounty of Hamilton and State of Ohio, a citizen of the United States,have invented or discovered are Brought in succession to the charging"point, from which the ladles are returned to the point of supply and themolds are moved through a circuit during which the glass is partially orwholly shaped.

The invention is hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In. the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification;Figures 1,. 2 and 3 are in the nature of diagrammatic views illustratimgdifferent relations of the glass niechai'iisms to mold carryingmechanisms; Fig. -.l top plan View of the mechanisn'i shown in Fig. 1the continuously operating shifting mold means or table being indicateddiagranmiatically; Fig. i). is a sectional elevation on a planeindicated by the line V--V Fig. 4:; Fig. (3 is an end elevation of themechanism shown in Figs.

AL and 5; Fig. 7 is a transverse section on a plane indicated by theline VIP-VII. Fig. 5; Figs. 8 and .l are plan and sectional elevationsof the carrier oi the gathering tool showing the guides therefor; Figs.10 and ii are detail views showing a form of mechanism for turning thetool and locking the same when turned; Fig. 12 is a plan view ofaportion of the machine shown in Fig. 4 showing the cutting mechanism;Fig. 13 is a diagramn'iatic. View illustrating the charging of theladies and the'severing of the glass between the ladle and fillingspout; Figs. 14, 15 and 16 are plan. side and end elevations showing amodification of the shearing means and its operating meehanism;.liig. 17is,a diagrammatic View illustrating the operation of the mechanism shownin Figs. 14, 15 and 16; Fig. 18 is a ing bowl;

construction shown In Fig. 19; Fig. 21 is a top plan of a portion of theladle mov ng.

sectional elevation illustrating; a means for inclosing the ladle whenin charging relation to a mold Fi 19 is a detail view illustrating themannen ot supporting the 1nclos- Fig. is an end View of the mechanismillustrating a modification oi? the means employed for moving the ladleyertically to operative relation to thaniold where the mold carrier ismoved intetinittingly; Figs. 22 and 23 are sectional elevations onplanes indicatedrespectively the lines XXH--XXH and XXHI XXHE Fig. 21. i

In the practice of the invention described herein a series of gatheringtools carrying a suitable quantity oi glass in a plastic condition, aremoved in succession away from the glass supply and brought into properrelation for the transter of glass to a. series of molds also moved insuccession. The molds in any desired number may be moved in, anysuitable manner and by any desired form or construction of mechanism.Nor is the invention set forth herein limited as regards its broadfeatures to any particular manner or means for segregating quantities ofmolten glass from the supply and charg. ing the transfer tool, nor toany particular manner or means for charging the mold" from the transfertool.

\Vhile the invention will bedescribed in connec ion with means forcharging the mold by atmospheric pressure or pressure higher thanatmospheric pressure substantially in the manner described and shown inLetters Patent No. 759,742 dated Iday 10, 1904, No. 766,768 dated August1904c, Nos. 1,007,156 and 1,007,252 dated October 31, lflll respectivelyit will he understood that other means known in the art: may beemployed. And further. the mechanism for shaping the glass whendelivered thereto may he any suitable construction such for example asthat shown and described in Letters Patent No. TUGJUS above referred toor that shown and descrihed lll tlll application Serial. No. 633.851tiled'Dcceinher 4th,,19l1.

In the practice of my invention as set forth herein a cmtinuous flow ofglass from a furnace or other suitable source ot'supply is maintainedthrough thespout l such flowhein'g regulated by any suitable means inaccordancewith the capacity of thesh ping mechanism employed. The glassis e.-

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" with the spent, and when filled shiftedin'to such relation to molds asto permit of the glass being transferred to the latter. fter' a suitablequantity has been discharged into the mold the ladles are emptied andreturned to filling position under the spout. During such return it ispreferred that the ladies should be cooled by spraying or otherwise. inthe present form of my invention the ladles are carried by shafts orrods 3, which are passed through sleeves 4-, so keyed or otherwiseconnected to the rods that the latter may move longitudinally throughthe sleeves but are caused to turn therewith as ,hereinafter described.The sleeves are rotatahly mounted in bearings 5 in the verticallymovable slides 6 which are carried by slides 7 provided with -guilingportions 8 adapted to engage guides 9 in thefeeding frame 10 and similarguides in the return frame 11. The slides 7 are moved along the frame 10by any suitable means preferably by endless chains 12 passing wheels 13,one of which is driven as clearly shown in F i 5. These chains. areprovided with suitable means for engaging the slides as the hooks 14,which are so shaped as to catch on pins 15, and at the proper point inthe traverse of the slide 7 to automatically disengage therefrom. In theconstruction shown. the disengagement of the books from the pins is dueto the downward travel. of the chains as the latter pass around theupper left hand sprocketwheel in Fig. 5. After the chains have beenreleased from one of the slides 7, the latter remains on the frame 10adjacent to the end thereof until the next succeeding slide is movedalong by the chains. This second slide pushes the first one onto arms 16in line guides 9 of the frame 10. -These arms are carried by thelowering carriage 17 which is provided with sleeves l8 mounte ed on theguide rods 19. The carriage may be reciprocatcd vertically by anysuitable means, as for example by a toothed Wheel 20 engaging a rack 21on the carriage. It is preferred to counterbalance the carriage, and tothat end a weight 22 is mounted on guide rods 23 and is 2i also engagingthe the side diametrically The back and. forth rotation of the toothedwheel is preferably effected by a toothed sec-- tion 25' secured to ashaft 26 and engaging toothed wheel 20 on [a pinion on the shaftcarrying the toothed wheel 20. The shaft 26 is provided with a rockerarm 27 having a projection engaging a cam groone 28 on the verticalshaft 29.

A. slide 7 having been shifted as stated onto the lowering carriage l7,thedatter. is lowered until the arms 16 are in alinement with guide ways9 of the return irame 11. fill 'hen in this position hooks 30 on theendaround sprocket" the ladles, while moving provided with a raclif'opposite the rack 21.

of an elevating mechanism similar in construclion to the loweringmechanism hereinbcfore described, but designed to carry the slides T andparts carried thereby to a position where they can be pushed into theguides 9 of the upper frame 10. This movement of-thc slidesfrom theelevating mechanism onto the'end of the/frame 10 bring the ladles intoreceiving position under the spout 1, where they will remain receivingtheir charges of glass, until pushed farther along the frame by the nextsucceeding slides as the latter are pushed from the elevator onto theframe 10 and under the spout 1. By referenceto Figs. 1, 2 and 3 it willbe "seen that the filling of the ladles is effected at one end oftheframe 10', and that the transfer of the either while the slides carryingthe ladles are moved along the frame, as illustrated in, Figs. 1. and 2or after the slides have reached a point when the line of movement ofthe molds as indicated by the circle bin Fig- 3 intersects the line ofmovement of the ladles. In the combination shown in Figs. 1 and 2provision-is made for causing between the points an and y, to movethrough an arc of a circle a'correspo'nding to, that described by themolds between the same points." 4

As hereinbefore stated the transferof the glassfrom the ladles to themolds may be eifected in any suitable way known in the glass to themolds is effected art, but it is preforred'to bring the ladles and moldsinto such relation to each other, that the glass will be forced into themold by atmospheric pressure or by a higher pressure. As being mucheasier it is preferred to move the ladles to operative relation to.

the molds and to that end provision is'matle not only to move the ladlesin' a circular path so as to be in alinement vertically with the molds,but also to raise the ladles to submergethe open lower-ends of the moldsin the glass contained in the ladles. -A- con venient means foreffecting these movementsof the ladles is clearly shown inFigs. l, 5, 7,8 and 9. A lever 37 pivotally mounted on the vertically moving slide 6has its upper end connected to the ladle rod 3, and its lower end bearinon a curved guide 38 between the sides 0. the frame, while the slide 7carrying the slide 6 and the ladle is moved along the frame 10. Thecurvature of theguide 38 corresponds to that of the while the lower endof lid - higher than atmospheric 'the glass before referred.

' an arc of 180 .56 v 9 and 11.

shown in Figs.

menses the molds, so that the lever 87 is moving along the guide, theladle itselfwill move'in a circular path immediately below one of themolds. ,During this horizontal movement (if the ladle the slide 6 israised so as to submerge the end of the mold in the glass, by themovement of a downward extension39 of the slide along a verticallycurved guide plate been raised either a vacuum may be created in'themold, or the surface of theglassout side of the mold subjected topressure pressure, to cause to low up into the mold. Both of thesemethods of transferring metal trom a receptacle to a mold are known inthe art. After t e mold has been char ,ed the ladle moves down from theincl the glass in the latter, being severed from that remaining in theladle, as fully shown. and described in the patents herein- When loweredclear of the mold, the ladle is moved horizontally; to its ath ofmovement of normal position relative to the slide 6 by a.

coiled spring i1. engaging the lever 37 and a portion of the slide 6 asshown in Figs. 8 and 9.

in order to discharge-the surplus glass from the ladle, provision ismade for inverting the same, as it is being moved from the frame 10 ontothe arms 16 of the lowering mechanism hereinbefore described. suitablemeans for that purpose is shown in Figs. 9 and 10 and consists of atoothed disk 42 secured on the sleeve 4 in which the ladle rod ismounted and a series of pins 43 onthe bracket 44. This bracket is soattached to the .t r'ame 10,that as the slide 7 is being pushed off theframe the teeth on the disk will engage the pins and be turned throughthe ladle turning with disk. A similar construction is provided at asuitable point on the return or lower frame .11, to restore the ladle toreceiving position after it has been sprayed, as hereinafter described.

In order to prevent any ing of the ladle, a lock is provided to hold thesame in its normal and inverted positions. A suitable construction forthat purpose consists of a disk 45 secured on the sleeve 4 and provided.with diametrically arranged notches for the reception of a springactuated detent :6, clearly shown in Figs.

Provision should be made for cooling the ladies while moving'along thelower or return frame 1.1. To this end, lines of pipe l7 and 48,suitably perforated, are arranged above and below the path. of movementof the ladle during itsreturn along frame '11, 7 and 23. These pipes areconnected to the anus of a pump 4:9 having its inlet connected to atrough E10,

40. When the ladle has rpiite old and well A. the pivotal points,

arranged to catch the cooling liquid'sprayed against the ladle.

As indicated in Fig. 13, the stream of glass may be severed just as thecharged ladle is being replaced by the next and preferably at the timethe stream of glass is talling into the charged ladle near its edge.

By severing the stream at such time, the portion below the shear beingunder tension will be pulled into'the charged ladle, and the fallingmovement of portion above the shear, it being freed from the'pull of thelower portion of the stream, will be arrested or slightly checked sothat although the shears close and open instantaneously, the secondladle will be in the stream. A desirable construction for shearing thestream of glass consists of what is known as a. lazy series of barspivoted together in pairs and having their ends pivoted to the. ends ofsimilarly pivoted pairs. The ends of the outer series are; provided withcutting blades, while the ends of the inner series are pivotallyconnected to the end of an arm 52 on the shaft 53, which is oscillatedin one direction by a cam on shaft 24". This (2 am operates to open theblades and to withdraw the lazy tongs; ment the spring 59 is placedunder tension so as to operate the lazy tongs when it is desired to outthe stream of glass. Qne of as 56 of the tongs, is supported by an arm55, and the line of move ment of the tongs is controlled by a slot insaid arm, the pin 5? connecting the tongs to the operating arm 52projecting into said slot. In this construction the shearing mechanismis normally inclosc l in a box 58 and when operated the forward endmoves out through a slot in the side of the box.

accidental turn- As clearly shown, in Figs. 5 'and'12, a pertoratedpassage 59 is provided in the box for cooling the blades of the shearmechanism, said iassagebeing connected by a pipe *0 to the pump is alsothe return pipe 61.

in lieu of cutting the stream of glass between the spout and ladle, thefilled ladle may be shifted by the next, so that a stream of glass willbe drawn over the edges of both ladies, as illustrated in Fig. 7. Beforethe lillcd ladle is moved by the chains 12, this connecting strand issevered by blades moving in a vertical plane passing between the twoladles. As shown in Figs. 14;, 15, 16. the cutting blades are formed onthe outer ends of arms 62, which have their inner ends independentlymounted on a shaft (33, and connected respectively to pinions 64 and 65.One of these ,pinions, as 65, intermeshes di rectly with a pinion on theshaft 66, while the other is driven by another pinion on the same shaft,but

idler, as shown in Figs. 14 and 15, so that and during this movepositionto receive tongs 51, consisting of a I through the medium of an aprojection 68, in the form'of cam 69 on the shaft 24? in Letters Patent#1,007,156.

in Fig. 18. It will be understood that an opposite directions. The shaft66 is driven shown in Fig. 20. Fluid pressure is adby areciprocatingrack 67 engaging a p 1n ion on the shaft. The rack isprovided with i a roller, which periphery of the by a spring 70. It willbe observed that the cam is so conlstructed that the rack can be shiftedquickly by the spring, which operates to impart the cutting movement tothe arms 62.

lVhen it is desired to employ pressure higher than that of theatmosphere to move the glass into the molds, a practically her-- meticchamber should be formed around the ladle, after it has been moved intooperative relation to the mold, as shown and described To this end,basins 71' adapted to inclose theladles and I pipe 83, pressing upthrough the stud on the underside'of the basin, as shown in Figs. 18 and20.

While it is preferred to employ my improved glass transfer mechanism incombination with a series of continuously moving shaping mechanisms, itcan be as readily employed in combination with a series ofintern'iittcntly moving glass shaping mechanisms, as diagrammaticallyillustrated in Fig. 23. To adapt the glass transfer mechanism to supplyintermittently movingmolds, the means for shifting the ladle verticallyand horizontally while moving along the supporting frame 10 are omitted,and the slide 7 carrying the ladle is moved by the chains 12 to thepoint where v the paths of movement of the molds and the [ladiesintersect, as shown in Fig. 21, at

is held in contact with the form a practically tight joint with flanges72 on the molds 73, are carried by the outer end of levers 74 pivotallymounted on the movable table carrying the mold, as shown which point thehooks 14: will become ,disengaged from the slide. At this point suitablemeans are arranged for lifting the ladle to operative relation to amold, it being understood that the mold carrying table is so operated asto bring a mold to the same point and to maintain it there until atransfer of glass to the mold has? been efi'c'oted. lVhile other means"may be employed to lift the ladle, the construction shown in inclosingbasin is provided for each mold carried by the table A,'-which ispreferably l of the construction shown and described in; applicationSerial No. 663,851. "he lever l 74 is provided at its outer end witharms 75 i having trunnions carrying the yoke 7c in which (the basinis'so supported as'to be l capable of turning when inclosing a ladle asshown in Figs. 19 and 20. The basin is raised'to operative position by aguide plate 7 7 on the frame 10 through the medium of :1

Figs. 21, .22, and 23 is well adapted for that purpose. Thisconstruction consists of a stationary plunger or piston Sn: and a movrod78 onnected t th le r, I d t able cylinder This fluid pressure liftinghold the basin tightly against the fl ng meansas arranged at the pointof intersechi l i d itt d t hift th l tion 'ol: the mold and ladlemovements, and it is preferred to employ a wedge block 7!) as soon assaid parts are m almement vertimay be e'flected by rod, provision ismade as before stated mounted in'guideways on the table and adapted tohe pushed in between such guide ways and the tail of the lever 74. Asthe movement of the wedge block is preferably effected by fluidpressure, the block is connected to the piston of a cylinder 80. Thereturn or backward movement of the block a spring 81 or other suitablemeans. By reference to Fig. 1!), it will be seen that the lever 74 andthe ladle rod 3 are atan angleto each'other when the basins are firstraised to inclose the ladle. As the table A and the ladle are constantlyin motion and in the direction of the arrow l in Fig. 19, the anglebetween the leveri'xnd ladle rod will increase until said parts are inline, and then will again assume an angular but reversed relation toeach other. As the basin forms a tight joint with the-ladle for itspartial rotation in its supporting yoke. After the basin has beenni'oved down out of engagementwith the ladle rod, it is turned to normalor receptive-position by a spring 82 surrounding a stud 0n the undersideof the basin and having its ends "connected to the latter and to thesupporting yoke, as

cally fluid pressure is adn'iitted to the cylinder through pipe 86,thereby causing the upward movement of the cylinder andhvith it theladle. lVhen pressure above atmosplleric'is employed for causing theglass to Howup into the mold, an inclosing basin -71 is secured to theupper end of the cylind'er. While the slide? with a discharge ladle maybe. shifted from the frame 10 onto the lowering mechanism by the nextsucceeding slide as hereinbetore described, an endless chain 87,provided with books 88, may be mnployed for that purpose as shown inFigs. 21 and 22. i i

From the foregoing, it will be seen that any improved traust'ermechanism can be adapted for use with slight and easily effectedalterations, in connection with either a continuously or intermittentlymovin series of glass shaping devices; and further by otherslightalterations caused to flow from the ladies into the molds eitherby atmospheric pressure or a higher'pressure. I

Several methods have been employed in automatic glass charging glassintomolds; onewhere the mitted to the basin when raised through a I theglass may be shaping mechanics ifor I lower ends of the moldsarc-immersed in a body of glass which in constant connection with themelting furnace; in a second method the glass is gathered by a suitabletool and transferred to the molds. in both of these methods the pointsof immersion of the molds, or the gathering of the glass,

must be varied for each ll'lll'l'lQl'SlUl) or gather.

A third method has been employed involvingithe lion of the glass fromthe furnace into a" eceptacle or mold. its heretofore practised, twodilliculties were encountered in this method. If the glass is loweddirectly into the mold it must be comparatively cool, andivhcn in suchcondition was too still and unyielding to permit of the escape of aircaught in, the folds of glass as it fell into the mold. To overcome thisdilliculty, it has been run in a highly heated condition into ameasuring ortransfer vessel and there allowed to cool dotvn to a shapingconsist ency, and the entire contents of such vessel escape, andsufficient time can be given for itto cool down to proper shapingplasticity I before being charged in the mold.v The ladle contains alarger quantity of glass than is required to form the article and isconsiderably larger than the end of the mold which, when immersed, willbreak through the surface skin and only the homogeneous interiorportions will he forced into the mold by pressure on the surfacesoutside of the mold. Thus in my improved method the eonqilicationsarising from the necessity of constantly changing the point of immersionof the mold or gathering tool is avoided,

and by forcing into the mold only the interior portions ofthe massflowed into the ladle an entirely homogeneous article can be produced.

it in a characteristic of the invention set forth herein that at somepoint or some time in their cycles of movementthere should be acoincidence of the paths of movement of the glass recepacles and molds.By the term coincidence is meant that, although the I paths of movementsof the receptacles and molds are in different planes, said parts arebroi'tght into such alineinent or relation to each other thatlgthe;glass may be caused to flow directly train the receptacles 'into themolds, and that; 'ihoat ,,int g with the movements of said parts? sclaim herein my invention:

Zn machine for the manufacture of gitisserticlca, the combination ofmeans for delivering a constant stream of glass, a serlesofindependently movable receptacles, a

'series of glass sl'iaping devices, n'ieans for moving the receptaclesindependently and in succession from position to receive glass from saidstream to a, discharge point, means for moving the shaping devices insucces- 'sion to such point of discharge, and means for causing anupward movement of the :1 ass from the receptacle into the shapingdevices.

a discharging point, a series of glass sliap- 5 mg devices, means formoving such devices,

portions of the paths of movcinent'of the receptacles, and the shapingdeviceshcing coincident, and means for effecting the charging of theshaping devices while inov- '35 ing along such coincident paths.

In a machine for the manufacture of glass articles, the combination of aseries of receptacles, means formoving such receptacles in successionfrom a charging to a discharging point, and means for returning thereceptacles to .the charging point but in planes different from that inwhich the receptacle moves from the charging to the discharging point.

4. In a machine for the manufactitir'e of glass articles, thecombination of a series of receptacles, means for moving the recepta-'cles independently and in succession from a charging point to adischarging point, means for returning the receptacles to the chargingpoint, and means for reversing the position of the receptacles duringsuch re turn movement.

5. In a machine for the manufacture of glass articles, the combinationof a series of receptacles, means for moving said receptacles insuccession from a charging to a discharging point, a seriesofglass-sliaping devices, means for moving such devices in succession'in a direction intersecting the path of movement of the receptacle,means tor causing the movements of the receptacleand charging theshaping devices While coincident with the receptacles.

6. In a machine for the manufacture of glass articles,'the combinationof means for delivering a constant stream of glass, a series ofreceptacles, means for moving said reshaping devices to coincide, andmeans for ceptacle's in succession from such stream of glass, a seriesof shapin g'devices, means for moving such devices, a portion of suchmovement being synchronous with that of the receptacles, and means forcharging the shaping devices from the receptacles during suchsynchronous movement.

T, In a' machine for the manufacture of lass articles, the combinationof means for delivering a' stream of glass, a series of a, releasesslides, ladies carried by said slides, con

stantly operating means for shifting said slides prov ded with means frantomati cally engaging'and being disengaged from said slides, a seriesof glass shaping devices deliver glass to the shaping devices when thelatter have position in alinemntnvith the I ladles.

8. In a machine fox: the manufacture of glass articles, the combinationof means for delivering 'lass, a series of horizontally movable slidbs,vertically movable slides car- .ried by the latter, ladies, carried bythe vertical slides, endless chains provided with means for engaging thehorizontal slides, and-means for raising and lowering the verticalslides. y

9. In a machine for the mamifacture of 'l'ass articles, the combinationof means for delivering glass, a series of horizontally movable slides,vertical slides mounted on the horizontal slides, ladies movablymoim'ted on the vertical slides, endless chains provided with means :forengaging the horizontal slides, means for raising and lowering thevertical slides, and means tors-hitting the ladies.

10. In a machine for the manufacture of glass articles, the combinationof means for delivering a constant stream of glass, aseries ofreceptacles, means forinoving said receptacles away from such stream toa point of discharge, means for movingthe receptacles in the oppositedirection, means for transferring the receptacles from one moving meanstothe other, and means for returning the receptacles to the firstshlfting means.

11'. In a machine for the manufacture of glass articles, the combinationof a slide, a ladle carried by the slide, means for moving the slidefrom charging to discharging positime, 'meims shifting the ladle todischarge position, means for the slide toward i ladle chargingpoaition, a transfer mechanism for, shifting-the slide from one shiftingmeans to member, and means for ment.-

12. In a machine for the manufacture of glass articles, the combinationof a slide, a ladle carried by the slide, means? for shift ing the slideand adapted to be automati cally connected to and disconnected from the1 arranged at the ends of the forward and reverse mm'ements for movingthe slide from one shifting means to the other.

13; In a machine for the manufacture oi glass articles, the combinationof sli. e, ladle carried by the slide, two oppositely moving endlesschains, provided with mean. for engaging the slide, two slidetransferrin means arranged to receive the slidefrom on of the chains anddeliver it to the other the ends of the travel of said chains.

14-. In a machine for the manufacture of glass articles, the combinationof a slide, a ladle carried by the slide, an endless chain for shiftingthe slide, a transfer means arlranged to receive the slide, secondendless chain arranged to move the slide from the transferand to shiftthe slide in the'oppo receive the slide from the second chain and meansfor shifting the slide from the trans fer to position to be engagedbythe first chain.

my hand.

CHA lllillfil (l. STUTZ, \Vitnesses JOHN E. lvioLox-nr,

HrnrLnL- Tones.

eally connected to2and disconnected from the slide, and oppositelymoving transfer means" moving the slide to its original line ofmoveslide, means for shifting the slide in theonf site direction, atransfer means arranged. to

.- In testimony whereof, l haveherennto set 85

